End-gate.



No. 729,840. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1903. Y

J. c. & c. c. BUTLER. END. GATE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1902.

H0 MODEL.

165617767 2 C6 l z rm-s "sure STATES Patented June 2, 1903.

ATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH C. BUTLER AND CLINTON O. BUTLER, OF IOWA FALLS, IOWA.

END-GATE,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,840, datedJune 2, 1903.

" Application filed November 3,1902. $erial No. 129.911. (N0 model.)

To all whom it 11mg concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH O. BUTLER and CLINTON O. BUTLER,citizens of. theUnited States, residing at Iowa Falls, in the county of Hardin and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful End-Gate, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in end-gates.

The object of the present invention is to I improve the construction of end-gates and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one of great strength and durability adapted to be readily applied to a wagonbody and capable of being readily arranged for dumping and for forming a shovelingboard and adapted also to be readily removed from a wagon-body when desired.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is aperspective view of an end-gate constructed in accordance with thisinvention and arranged to form a shoveling-board. Fig. 2is a vertical sec tional view, the end-gate being closed. Fig.

3 is a perspective view of the end-gate, the

Fig. 4 is same being arranged for dumping. a horizontal sectional view of one side of the end-gate, the parts being arranged as shown in Fig. 2. Fig.5 is an enlarged "detail view illustrating the arrangement of the locking mechanism when the end-gate is closed. Fig. i 6 is a detail view of the catch. Figs. 7 and 8' are detail views of the links. Fig. 9 is a de tail View of the pivot-supporting plate or casting of the end-gate.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlugs. I i r '1 designates a vertical standard designed to-be arranged at eachside of a wagon-body andconsisting of a piece of angle-iron or other suitable metal provided at one of its flanges or wings with a vertical bar 2, of wood or other suitable material, securedto'the flange or wing which extends transversely of the wagon-body, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The bar 2 and the adjacent flange or wing of the standard are arranged between vertical cleats 3, secured to the innerfacos of the sides of the wagon-body and forming ways. Each standard is detachably secured to the adjacent side of the wagon-body by means of a bolt 4, having a head at its inner end and provided at its outer end with a thumb-nut 5, and the said bolt receives a plate or washer 6, arranged at the adjacent cleat 3 and projecting over the inner'face ot the bar 2 and clamping the same in the space between the cleats 3. Any other suitable means, however, may be employed for detachably fastening the standards to the inner faces of. the sides of the wagon-body and for supporting them thereat. Theother fiange or wing of the standard is provided near its lower end with an inclined slot Z, forming abearing for the reception of a pivot or pintle S of an endgate 9, which is adapted to swing downward on the pivots or pintles 8 to arrange it in a slightly-inclined position to form a shoveling-board, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The end-gate, which is supported or braced by exterior transverse cleats,is pro- :vided at opposite sides with inwardly-extending wings 10,;and the pivots or pintles 8 are mounted on plates 11, which are secured to the wings in suitable recesses of, the outer faces thereof, so that the outer faces of the plates are fiush with the faces of the wings. The pivots 8 may be formed integral with the plates or he fixed thereto in any other desired manner, and the pivots or pintles are adapted to be readily disengaged from the bearing-slot 7 to permit the end-gate, as hereinafter explained, to be arranged for dumping, as shown'in Fig. 3, and to" be removed from the wagon-body.

I The end-gate is connected with the sides of the wagon-body by means of inner and outer links 12 and 13 and a catch or locking device 14. The outer link 12 is perforated at one end to receive a pivot 15 of a plate or casting 16, secured to the outer face of theend-gate and provided at its upper portion with a lip or flange 17 and having a hook-shaped lug or projection 18 at its lower end for. engaging the adjacent flange or wingot the standard to assist in holding the end gatewhen the latter is closed. The otheinend of the link 12 is perforated for the reception of a pivotfor the other link 13 is provided beyond the pivot 19 with alugorlip 20, arranged to engage the link 12 to limit the swing of thelinks for preventing the same from gettinginto alinernent, whereby the links are held at a slight angle to each other when the end-gate is swung down ward to form a shoveling-board, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. By holding the links at a slight angle, as shown in Fig. 1, they are adapted to fold automatically when the end-gate is swung upward to the position illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and it is unnecessary totnanipulate the links by hand for this purpose. A pivot l9 is located adjacent to one end of the link 13, and the projecting portion thereof carries the lug or lip 20 The other end of the link 13 is connected by a pivot. 21 with the catch l4, consist.- ing of a double hook and an arm 22. Thedouhie hook forms recesses 23 and 24, arranged approximately at right angles to each other, the recess 23 being arranged to receive a pivot or stud 25 of the standard and the recess 24 being adapted to receive the pivot or stud 15, whereby the catch or locking device is adapted to firmly hold the end-gate in an upright position, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawings. The catch 14 is provided at its inner portion with a stop 26, arranged to be engaged by the adjacent. ends of the link 13, whereby when the end-gate is being swung upward from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that illustrated in Fig. 2 the arm 22 of the catch will he prevented from dropping too low and will he guided to the lug or pivot 15 and be caused to ride over the same, whereby the upper hook of the catch will be drawn downward over the stttd or pivot 15 when the links are swung downward to the position shown in Fig. 5. When the links are arranged in this position, the link 12 is arranged vertically and lies directly beneath the stud or pivot 15, thereby positively holding the catch against upward movement and retaining the upper hook securely in engagement with stud or pivot 15. The links are adapted to be readily swung upward from the position shown in Fig. 5 to release the endgate.

The end-gate is provided at its top at opposite sides with approximately L-shaped plates 27, forming projecting hook-shaped portions for engaging the flanges or wings of the standards,and provided with studs or projections 28, forming pivots or links 29. The links or plates 29 are provided with slots 30 to receive the studs or projections 28, which are headed, and the said links or plates 30 are also provided with links 31 for engaging threaded projections or studs 32 of the standards. The plates or links 30 are adapted to support the end-gate in the position shown in Fig. 3 for arranging it for dumping when the pivots S are disengaged from the open bearings formed by the slots 7. The projecting portions of the L-shaped plates are adapted to engage the adjacent flanges similar to the hook-shaped projections 18 of the plates or castings 16 for-holding the standards and the sides of the wagon-body and the top box firmly together to prevent any spreadingof the parts, whereby a grain-tight connection is effected. By this construction the wagon is enabled to haul small grain without loss of its contents. The eyes of the links or plates 29 are of greater diameter than the headed studs 32, and the slots pertnit the eyes to be readily engaged with and disengaged from the said studs 32 while the end-gate is stationary and in an upright position. As soon as the links or plates 29. have been connected with the standards the end-gate may be unlocked and disengaged from the bearings at the lower end of the standards to permit its lower portion to swing outward to the position illustrated in Fig. 3. When it is desired to remove the endgate, the links are disengaged from the standards at the top thereof and the end-gate is lowered until the catch or locking device 14. is rotated to bring the recess 23 to an upright position, whereby the catches may be readily unhooked from the studs or pivots 25.

It will be seen that the end-gate is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength and durability, and that it is adapted to be readily applied to a wagon-body and is easily removable therefrom. It will also be clear that the end-gate is absolutely grain-tight and that the sides of the wagon-body are effectually prevented f rotn spreading; also, the end-gate is adapted to be readily arranged to form a shoveling-board or for dumping, and it may be quickly locked in an upright position.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described the combination with a wagon-body and an end-gate, of inner and outer links, the outer link being pivoted to the end-gate, and a catch detachably connected with the wagon-body and pivotally connected with the'inner link and provided with means for positively engaging the pivot of the outer link, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described the combination with a wagon-body having a pivot, and an end-gate, of inner and outer links pivotally connected, the outer link being pivoted to the end-gate, and a catch pivoted to the inner link and provided with a pair of hooks, one. of the hooks being detachably engaged with the pivot of the wagon-body, and the otherhook being arranged to engage the pivot of the outer link, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described the combination with a wagon-body having a pivot,- and an end-gate, of inner and outer links pivotally connected, the outer link being pivoted to the end-gate, and a catch pivoted to the inner link and having hooks for engaging the pivot of the wagon-body and the pivot of the outer link, and provided with an arm forming a guide and arranged to engage the pivot of the outer link, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described the combination with a wagon-body andan end-gate, of pivots mounted on the same, inner and outer links, the outer link being connected with a pivot of the end-gate, and a catch pivoted to the inner link and provided with recesses arranged approximately at right angles to each other for engaging the pivots of the wagon-body and the end-gate, said catch being also provided with means for guiding it into engagement with the pivot of the endgate, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described the coinbiuation with a wagon-body and an end-gate, of pivots mounted thereon, inner and outer links, the outer link beingconnected with a pivot of the end-gate, and a catch pivoted to the inner link and provided with recesses arranged at an angle for engaging the pivots of the wagon-body and the end-gate, said catch being provided with a guide-arm for engaging the pivot of the end-gate and having a stop arranged to be engaged by the inner link to prevent the catch from dropping, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a device of the class described the combination with a wagon -body, of standards mounted thereon and provided with flanges or wings having bearings at their lower ends, an end-gate having pivots arranged in the said bearings and provided with upper hooks for engaging the flanges, plates 16 mounted on the end-gate between the top and bottom thereof and having hooks 18 for engaging the said flanges, and means for connecting the latter plates with the wagon-body, substantially as described.

7. In a device of the class described the combination with a wagon-body, of headed studs connected therewith, an end-gate, links or plates provided with eyes for engaging the said studs and having slots, and pivots passingthrongh the slots and connecting the links or plates with the end-gate, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto aftixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH C. BUTLER. CLINTON O. BUTLER.

Witnesses:

F. D. PEET, H. G. MILLER. 

